Regulation 3 Students' Allowances

there shall be inserted at the appropriate places, in alphabetical order, the following definitions:–

““EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol thereto signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

“European Economic Area” means the European Community and, subject to the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement, the area comprised by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and, from such date as the EEA Council, established by Article 89 of the EEA Agreement, determines that that Agreement shall enter into force as regards the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Principality of Liechtenstein;”;

in the definition of the word “refugee” the letter “(a)” and the words from the word “or” to the end of the definition shall be deleted;

in paragraph 2(a) there shall be inserted after the word “Community” the words “as given effect by the EEA Agreement”;

in paragraph 2(b) there shall be substituted for the word “Community” the words “Economic Area”;

in paragraph 3(a)(i) the words “or was awarded asylum” shall be deleted; and

in paragraph 4(b) there shall be substituted for the word “Community” the words “Economic Area”;